2008 Woodie Awards
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
CAMPUS: Students and staff rate the best and worst facilities, including buildings, toilets and water fountains.
By: Jeff Todd and Robert Sanchez
Issue date: 10/14/04 Section: News
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Looking around campus, students may notice that some buildings, classrooms, restrooms and water fountains are nicer than others.
Thanks to state funding and Measure E, the college has been provided with $396 million for new facilities, David Miller, assistant director of Maintenance and Construction, said.
The best-looking buildings on campus are the part of the new science complex that was recently built; they are a combination of the Chemistry, Physics, and Natural Science buildings.
"The new science complex is the most state-of-the-art facility that is on campus right now," Miller said. "It has all new computers, desks, whiteboards and a new air-conditioning system."
The Humanities and Business buildings are the worst buildings on campus, a reason being because they are the oldest buildings on campus, Miller said.
"The Business Building is one of the reasons for the new bond because of how poor it looks," Miller said. "The Humanities Building should be rebuilt in the next year and a half."
The buildings that are being renovated are going to be either upgrades or total renovations, Miller said.
Through Measure E, all restrooms will now be brought up to standards that are set because of the Americans for Disabilities Act of 1990.
"We build the buildings for a fifty-year life span and all that leaves us to do is retouch it every few years," Miller said.
The maintenance workers are responsible for the electricity, air conditioning, welding, carpentry, painting, mail, incoming and outgoing goods, construction, vehicle maintenance and recycling on campus.
"We do a lot to make sure that the campus looks good," Miller said. "One way we keep buildings from looking old is by painting them every five to seven years, depending on the building and how much sun it gets."
The best classrooms on campus belong to the new buildings, while the older buildings seem to be the worst, only because they do not have all the new features that the new buildings do.
Thanks to state funding and Measure E, the college has been provided with $396 million for new facilities, David Miller, assistant director of Maintenance and Construction, said.
The best-looking buildings on campus are the part of the new science complex that was recently built; they are a combination of the Chemistry, Physics, and Natural Science buildings.
"The new science complex is the most state-of-the-art facility that is on campus right now," Miller said. "It has all new computers, desks, whiteboards and a new air-conditioning system."
The Humanities and Business buildings are the worst buildings on campus, a reason being because they are the oldest buildings on campus, Miller said.
"The Business Building is one of the reasons for the new bond because of how poor it looks," Miller said. "The Humanities Building should be rebuilt in the next year and a half."
The buildings that are being renovated are going to be either upgrades or total renovations, Miller said.
Through Measure E, all restrooms will now be brought up to standards that are set because of the Americans for Disabilities Act of 1990.
"We build the buildings for a fifty-year life span and all that leaves us to do is retouch it every few years," Miller said.
The maintenance workers are responsible for the electricity, air conditioning, welding, carpentry, painting, mail, incoming and outgoing goods, construction, vehicle maintenance and recycling on campus.
"We do a lot to make sure that the campus looks good," Miller said. "One way we keep buildings from looking old is by painting them every five to seven years, depending on the building and how much sun it gets."
The best classrooms on campus belong to the new buildings, while the older buildings seem to be the worst, only because they do not have all the new features that the new buildings do.